In years past, I’ve always heard the name Terry Fox, but I didn’t really know the significance of his name until last year when I watched a documentary called “Into the Wind.” It was by far one of the most inspiring films I had ever seen.

I’m trying to get ready for my upcoming training for RnR LA by keeping my mileage low and working on increasing my leg strength this week. So yesterday when I had to run an errand, I decided to tack on some hill work. There is a street nearby with a massive incline that I like to call “El Diablo” because it’s evil.

Overall I think my workouts went well this well except that I didn’t do much strength training. I managed one session and that was it. And in lieu of my Sunday morning run, I decided to do yoga instead. On Thursday I felt some discomfort in my left knee again, and then on Saturday when I was warming up, that discomfort came back. When I got up this morning I was hesitant to go out because I didn’t want to aggravate something that could potentially get worse if I don’t watch it. I decided to play it cool and do yoga instead and was mindful about not overstretching.

Last night I had a minor case of insomnia. I just wasn’t sleepy and the worst thing you could do is to try and force it. So I stayed awake until I was absolutely tired. This meant that when my alarm went off at 4AM, I was quick to turn it off and immediately fell back asleep.

Today I decided to have a change of scenery and headed on over to Santa Monica for a beachside run. The weather was fabulous! Overcast, low humidity, and about 65 degrees. As my mom would say, “absolutely glorious!”

This post is waaaaaaaaay long overdue. I meant to write this up last weekend but got too distracted. It would’ve still been long overdue but more like waaay overdue and not waaaaaaaaay overdue like it is today. But hey, better late than never right?!

I would say I’m definitely a morning person. I tend to naturally wake up early. Natural in the sense that even if I don’t set an alarm, I still automatically wake up anywhere from 3:30-5AM. Most people I know look like a deer in headlights when they hear this. “That’s the time I went to bed!!” Ohhh those crazy youngsters.